Fatality · MSHA Record #219912470001

Electrician fatality at T&T Energy Mine #1 (T & T Energy Inc), WV, August 19, 1991

at 6:40 AM

On August 19, 1991, an electrician was fatally injured in a powered haulage accident at T&T Energy Mine #1 (T & T Energy Inc), WV.

T&T Energy Mine #1 · Underground · Coal

Operator: T & T Energy Inc (Paul F Thomas)

Preston County, WV

Classification POWERED HAULAGE

Type Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

Investigator narrative

INJURED WAS PUSHING A S-S SCOOP WITH P-242 KERSEY TRACTOR OPERATION END.THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP SLIPPED OVER THE KERSEY TRACTOR AND SMASHED INJURED BETWEEN THE SCOOP BUCKET AND KERSEY TRACTOR.

Record details

Activity at time of incident: Underground Equipment, Nec
Subunit / location: UNDERGROUND
Underground location: LAST OPEN CROSSCUT
Mining method: Continuous Mining
Accident type: Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
Source of injury: MINE JEEP,KERSEY,JITNEY
Nature of injury: CRUSHING
Body part affected: TRUNK, MULTIPLE PARTS
Total mining experience: 11 years
Experience at this mine: 7 years
Experience in this job: 7 years
Degree of injury: FATALITY

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Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) · Document 219912470001 · Mine ID 4601822 Trainer view →